Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
Term ends: December 2026
Please give a brief biography, including your education, licensure or certification level and employment history:
I have an MSW and currently have licensure as an LCSW and an ACM-SW. I am also a Certified Professional Coder with Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
As a Social Work leader, I have thirty plus years of health care experience with greater than sixteen years as Director of Care Coordination at Emory University Hospital Midtown. My experience as a thought leader included oversight of all aspects of Care Coordination, Transition of Care Models, Collaborative Practice and Strategic Planning.
My approach in my role has been as a focused and committed leader who has excelled in improving service delivery for patients in a complex healthcare system.
Give a synopsis of your regulatory and professional experience. Please emphasize your involvement with ASWB:
I have served as a member of the Editorial, Nominating and Membership committees of the American Case Management Association (ACMA). I was also a National Board Member at Large with ACMA for a two year term. I am currently the Secretary for the Georgia Chapter of the ACMA.
In February 2024, I was appointed to serve as a Professional Board member of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists. I had the privilege of attending New Board Member Training with ASWB -March 2024 which marked the beginning of my involvement with ASWB. Since that time I have been the Chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee for 2025 and 2026. Additionally, I have attended Delegate Assembly (2024), Education Meetings (2025 and 2026) and Leadership Meetings (2025 and 2026).
Finally, make a brief statement on the major issues you see facing ASWB, and how you would address them:
As a nominee for the ASWB Nominating Committee, I have identified recruitment and retention along with sustaining the vitality of ASWB as important issues to address. ASWB’s work is being sustained by the excellent staff members, supported by volunteers, all of whom bring diverse regulatory, educational, and practice based perspectives. Ensuring that we continue to attract and retain individuals with this breadth of experience is essential to fulfilling our mission of protecting the public whom we serve. Recruitment – by engaging social work regulators, educators, and practitioners across jurisdictions, we can identify emerging leaders who reflect the diversity and evolving needs of the profession. As far as retention, I see this as reliant upon an environment where volunteers feel supported, valued, and connected to meaningful work. This is already in place and we can build on it. When we look at processes for sustaining ASWB’s vitality, one example of how the Nominating committee can help is by conducting periodic visioning sessions that support engaging new members as well as aligning the committee’s charges with long term organizational priorities.